Preferential innervation of endometriosis by hyperexcitable Ret/GFRα1+ nociceptors associates with target GDNF and clinical pain
Adam J. Dourson, Makenna Fluegel, Avery Kim, Juliet M. Mwirigi, María Elena Pérez Morales, Ruben Borja, Judith P. Golden, Elise C. Bardawil, Whitney Trotter Ross, Hadas Nahman‐Averbuch, Robert W. Gereau
The paper identifies hyperexcitable Ret/GFRα1+ nociceptors innervating endometriosis lesions that correlate with GDNF levels and clinical pain.
bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience